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LCA Bushings Removal #1071901 09/09/11 11:37 AM 09/09/11 11:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA	Anyone have any tricks for pressing out the LCA bushings? I don't have a press, so maybe someone has a good tip. Thanks! 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071902 09/09/11 12:00 PM 09/09/11 12:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	take them to a auto machine shop. they have the proper tools to do the job. I am truckless..

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: 340SHORTY] #1071903 09/09/11 12:22 PM 09/09/11 12:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA	I did, and they had them for almost two months and did nothing other than let them sit on the floor. Hence why I have them at home and will do them myself. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071904 09/09/11 12:34 PM 09/09/11 12:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa... hemi71x master
hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	Quote: Anyone have any tricks for pressing out the LCA bushings? I don't have a press, so maybe someone has a good tip. Thanks! Yep, read this tech article. http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/tipstricks/155_0306_control_arms/index.html RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: hemi71x] #1071905 09/09/11 12:41 PM 09/09/11 12:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,440 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,440 It's a dry heat	without a good press I don't know how you would get them back together my advice, find a different machine shop I'd do them for $100 but the postage would kill ya

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: hemi71x] #1071906 09/09/11 12:44 PM 09/09/11 12:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA	Thanks. I already pressed out the pivots, but don't remember the inner sleeve of the bushing coming out with them. I'll check this weekend. I already removed/installed the UCA bushings using hand tools made for that purpose (you can get them at Mancini). I will use them to install the LCA bushings, too. Getting the old ones out is the problem. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071907 09/09/11 01:10 PM 09/09/11 01:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,440 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,440 It's a dry heat	Uppers are a piece of cake and can be R+R'd in a bench vice with sockets to press into and out of. But on the lowers - 99% of the time the outer sleeve stays in . I use an air chisel to cut a slit in the side of the sleeve and pull it out. Press the new bushing in the arm, then support the bushing fron the backside when pressing the pin back in or you will push the rubber/inner sleeve out of the bushing out the backside. trust me, been there done that Last edited by gtx6970; 09/09/11 01:35 PM.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071908 09/09/11 06:01 PM 09/09/11 06:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	Quote: Anyone have any tricks for pressing out the LCA bushings? I don't have a press, so maybe someone has a good tip. Thanks! No mention of replacements?...if your going with Poly (which I recommend) you need to leave the other bushing shells in the LCA, I just usually torch the rubber out, leaving the shell, then glassbead the assy, then paint, or cosmoline, or both,...the poly bushings just slide in with lube, depending on the poly bushing of choice some require the inner sleeve stay on the pivot shaft as well, that installs by hand with lube as well,...so basically with poly you just need to burn out the rubber, and clean up the assys/install bushings by hand... if your doing factory style, I still like to torch out the rubber, collaspe the outer shell in the LCA to remove, and carefully grind a slot on the inner sleeve to remove the inner shell from the pivot shaft,....a press is the only correct way to install a new bushing,....do the poly, you'll never look at a factory bushing again

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: gtx6970] #1071909 09/09/11 06:09 PM 09/09/11 06:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven B_Body_Bob Master of nothing
B_Body_Bob Master of nothing Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,619 Almost Heaven	Quote: push the rubber/inner sleeve out of the bushing out the backside. I paid a guy to do that for me once ... then I bought my own press and tools and never looked back. These things are money when it comes time to change an LCA bushing http://www.americanmuscle.biz/23501_Lower_Control_Arm_Bushing_Sleeve_Remover_ABE_p/23501.htm Everybody makes fun of a hillbilly until they need something fixed

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: B_Body_Bob] #1071910 09/09/11 08:55 PM 09/09/11 08:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa... hemi71x master
hemi71x master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,357 Rancho Cordova, California (Sa...	The American Muscle, lower control arm bushing tool works well, but your still going to need a hydraulic press to put everything back together. 6818872-Tools007[640x480].jpg (280 downloads) RF-4C Phantom 69-370 Zweibrucken, Germany

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: DAYCLONA] #1071911 09/12/11 04:13 PM 09/12/11 04:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA	Quote: Quote: Anyone have any tricks for pressing out the LCA bushings? I don't have a press, so maybe someone has a good tip. Thanks! No mention of replacements?...if your going with Poly (which I recommend) you need to leave the other bushing shells in the LCA, I just usually torch the rubber out, leaving the shell, then glassbead the assy, then paint, or cosmoline, or both,...the poly bushings just slide in with lube, depending on the poly bushing of choice some require the inner sleeve stay on the pivot shaft as well, that installs by hand with lube as well,...so basically with poly you just need to burn out the rubber, and clean up the assys/install bushings by hand... if your doing factory style, I still like to torch out the rubber, collaspe the outer shell in the LCA to remove, and carefully grind a slot on the inner sleeve to remove the inner shell from the pivot shaft,....a press is the only correct way to install a new bushing,....do the poly, you'll never look at a factory bushing again Yes, the new bushings are poly. The ones I have are complete with shells, so I need to get the old shells out. All that is left in the control arm at this point is the outer shell. The old rubber pulled right out with no problems. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: hemi71x] #1071912 09/12/11 04:15 PM 09/12/11 04:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,288 Stroudsburg, PA	Quote: The American Muscle, lower control arm bushing tool works well, but your still going to need a hydraulic press to put everything back together. I just received that last week. I was looking at it over the weekend to figure out exaclty how it fits in there to pull out the shell. I think I understand how it works, but didn't try it yet. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071913 09/14/11 10:45 PM 09/14/11 10:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 208 Middleboro,MA J Jopar enthusiast
Jopar enthusiast J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 208 Middleboro,MA	Erik, Piece of cake! I purchased the American muscle car tools from the car shop online and removed mine last week. Years ago on another vehicle I tried to use a chisel per the Mopar service manual and it was ugly. If you do not have a press bring your lower control arms to a good parts store to press out the pivot first and it will take you about 10 minutes with the right tools. I attached a picture to show you what they look like. Joe 6826877-LCA.jpg (171 downloads)

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071914 09/16/11 12:06 PM 09/16/11 12:06 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 162 southern illinois O ozz383 member
ozz383 member O Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 162 southern illinois	I've done a few once your down to the shell I take the mig and run a few beads down the inside and let it cool. after cooling they will usually just fall out.they will shrink that much. You can also weld pressed in bearing races and they will do the same thing.I have tried the chisel and made more work than it was worth also have used a die grinder with deburring ball to slit and then pull out but the welder is by far the easiest way I have found. a machinest friend showed me how back when I had to turn wrenches for a living. MUCH EASIER. ozz

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071915 09/16/11 01:07 PM 09/16/11 01:07 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	OT a little, to get the inner sleeve off the pivot pin, use the round part of a ballpen hammer and hit em a few times, It will expand the sleeve and it will come right off. For the outter sleeve I weld some washers in there and between the heat and having something to push against, the sleeve comes out much easier. Good luck with it.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071916 09/16/11 01:11 PM 09/16/11 01:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp S Sixpak master
Sixpak master S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp	You can notch/cut the inside of the LCA sleeve with a sawzall. Then a hammer and chisel or air chisel to fold the outer lip into the center of the sleeve and it will fall out. If you have a press, remove the inner sleeve and bushing, then put a washer almost the size of the ID of the outer sleeve into the sleeve. Take an air chisel and fold over the lip of the outer sleeve to hold the washer in place. Then press it out. The washer should come out once the sleeve is off the LCA.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071917 09/23/11 12:06 AM 09/23/11 12:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,482 Cold Spring, NY 1970GTX master
1970GTX master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,482 Cold Spring, NY	If you don't mind driving to Easton, I always used these guys for machine work when I lived there. Sigafoos Machine Shop 1031 Spruce Street, Easton, PA 18042-4253 (610) 252-6250 ‎

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: Erik] #1071918 09/23/11 01:56 AM 09/23/11 01:56 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 27 N newem member
newem member N Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 27	Put it in a vice, take the blade off a hack saw, put it through the sleeve, reattach blade to hacksaw... then cut the sleeve out. I remember seeing a guy do it that way in a YouTube video awhile back.

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: newem] #1071919 09/23/11 02:03 AM 09/23/11 02:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Put it in a vice, take the blade off a hack saw, put it through the sleeve, reattach blade to hacksaw... then cut the sleeve out. Try that & you'll be cutting the control arm... There is a step between the back of the pocket that receives the bushing & the pocket that receives the torsion bar... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: LCA Bushings Removal [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1071920 09/23/11 02:18 AM 09/23/11 02:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,513 N.E. OHIO, USA A12 Too Many Posts
A12 Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 21,513 N.E. OHIO, USA	<> diamond shape tip chisle, split it inward then down the inside, use a punch or drift to "collapse" it and then it will drive out no problem 6838410-Disney042004mem1a201.jpg (176 downloads)

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